Man kills friend for demanding sexual favour
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) A 22-year-old man killed his friend in east Delhi’s Trilokpuri area for allegedly demanding sexual favours from him, police said on Monday. The accused has been identified as Monu, they said. “On Monday, Monu killed his friend Bharat (32), a resident of Trilokpuri. He smashed the victim’s head with a […]
PM launches ‘Catch the Rain’ campaign, says MGNREGA funds be spent for rain water conservation
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain’ campaign for conserving water and stressed that every penny of MGNREGA funds be spent on rain water conservation till the monsoon arrives. Addressing an event at the virtual launch of the campaign on the World Water Day, […]
AstraZeneca says US trial data shows vaccine 79% effective
London, Mar 22 (AP) AstraZeneca says advanced trial data from a U.S. study on its COVID vaccine shows it is 79 per cent effective. Although AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been authorised in more than 50 countries, it has not yet been given the green light in the US. The US study comprised 30,000 volunteers, 20,000 of […]
COVID-19: Five states record surge in cases
New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI) Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are reporting a surge in the COVID-19 daily cases and account for 80.5 per cent of the total new cases registered, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday. India saw 46,951 new cases being registered in a day, the highest single day rise […]
Stone pelting a larger issue than militancy, miscreants to be slapped with PSA: IGP Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 22: Stating that stone pelting is a larger issue than militancy, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar said that anyone who indulges in stone throwing will be slapped with Public Safety Act (PSA) and nobody will be allowed to disrupt peace in summers. “Stone pelting is a larger issue than militancy. It […]
Burglars loot SBI ATM, 6 shops in Shopian, south Kashmir
Shopain, Mar 22: Burglars decamped with cash from an ATM of State bank of India near 4-Way in Shopian district of south Kashmir, officials said on Monday. They said that the unidentified thieves also looted six shops—two at Old Bus Stand, adjacent to 4-Way; two near Batho Chowk and three others at Gole Chakri area. […]
India records 46,951 fresh covid-19 cases
New Delhi, Mar 22: India on Monday recorded a single day rise of 46,951 new COVID-19 cases besides 212 fatalities pushing India’s tally of cases to 1,16,46,081, death toll to 1,59,967. Officials said that active COVID-19 cases are recorded at 3,34,646, while 1,11,51,468 people have recovered from disease.
Police probing ‘attack’ on Gujjar family in Samba
Jammu, Mar 22 (PTI) Police have started investigation into an alleged attack on a family, belonging to the minority Gujjar community, in Samba district, officials said on Monday. A man and his family members were allegedly attacked by some unidentified people after he resisted their attempt to molest his young daughter in a village, resulting […]
Rain bring down temperature in Kashmir, more expected till tomorrow
Srinagar, Mar 22: Rains continued in plains of Kashmir Valley while upper reaches received snow, officials said on Monday. The Meteorological department has predicted more widespread rain in plains and snow in upper reaches till tomorrow and also urged people to be alert and cautious against thunderstorms and lightning, urging them not to sit under […]
South Kashmir: Four LeT militants killed, army man injured
Srinagar, Mar 22: Four militants of Lashker-e-Toiba outfit were killed and an army trooper injured in a gunfight in Manihal area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar tweeted that four militants of LeT were killed while as one army soldier received a bullet wound during the gunfight […]